Translation: I am about to say something incredibly offensive, on purpose, but because I say "no offence" first, it doesn't count. Kinda like the assholes who think that parking in no stopping zones is allowed as long as they put on their 4-way flashers first.

Your local sewer fee is cheap, but some places it isn't--and it's a monopoly you're totally beholden to, so if they have to install a new sewage treatment plant and rates skyrocket, there is nothing you can do about it.

If you are paying to have your sewage pumped, then in all likelihood those fees are going to rise proportionally to the sewer rates. Unless your sewage is being hauled to a different municipality.

Interesting. Here (Ontario), we get a two piece registration document, which you are required to carry with you when driving. One half is the "vehicle portion" and the other is the "plate portion". Unless you are leasing, you will always have the ownership (vehicle portion) in your name. There is no separate "title document" that is held back.
A lender will register a lien against the vehicle, but it's up to the buyer to check for one before handing over their money. There is a "used vehicle information package" that a private seller is supposed to get and provide to the buyer, which shows any liens, ownership history, etc, but not everyone does. An informed buyer will avoid those people.:)

I think it's largely random. We've traveled regularly to the US (from Canada) with our grandson since he was two, and had to show the custodial letter about half the time. Occasionally a 3rd degree, usually just a quick Q&A. Same thing with the dog - we always have his papers (immunization records) ready with our passports, and we've never been asked for them.

Come to think of it, the dog is probably worth more to the right buyer.:)

Hate those stupid gas pumps. Useless if your card is from outside the US.

Then go inside and pay like you would everywhere else you make purchases. It's not hard, and you rarely have to queue. I guess, being a 'murican, you're either too fat or too lazy to waddle over to the door.

Wouldn't it make more sense that the OP is a cross border commuting/shopping Canadian who buys cheaper gas in the US with his Canadian issued credit card?

Considering that Canadians call their currency "loonies", with straight faces, there is no need for apologies . ..

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We don't call our currency any such thing. Nothing ever costs a "couple of loonies", it costs a "couple of bucks."

We do, however, call our $1 coin a loonie, based on the picture of the loon it carries. This is much like Americans who often refer to specific denominations by the name of the president pictured on it.

But isn't virtually ALL marketing "an attempt to draw psychological attention and curiosity toward " your product being better than your competition? How is this different than traditional advertising, or Apple's product secrecy strategy?